The ancient Thanthirimale Temple in Anuradhapura has a history that links it to the celebration of Poson Poya, the day Buddhism was preached to King Devanampiyatissa. The event transformed an ...

Wijeya Newspapers Ltd has continued to offer ‘light’ to the Thanthrimale Raja Maha Viharaya and its precinct every Poson Poya day The practice of doing the aloka pooja continued even during ...

Srilanka, May 28 -- The state Poson festival will be celebrated at Mihintale, Anuradhapura Atamasthana and Thanthirimale. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to participate in the ...

In a world where violence continues to afflict humanity on many fronts, Poson Poya reminds us that 'Ahimsa' is a timeless value that safeguards both one's own and others' right to life and freedom.

Let’s Celebrate Poson Poson is celebrated in Sri Lanka as the day on which Buddhism was introduced to the country… take part in some of the religious activities Thursday 28 May 2015 ...

Aloka Pooja for the 16th time With the Aloka Pooja conducted by Wijeya Newspapers, Thanthirimale has today become an important place of worship for Buddhists. This year the Aloka Pooja is being held ...

This photo taken on June 10, 2025, Poson Poya Day, shows a lotus in the hand of a Buddhist in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Poson Poya Day marks the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

Today, Poson celebrations will take place in Thames Buddhist Vihara in Surrey, London. A sermon on ‘Arahat Mahinda and the Parable of the Elephants Footprints’ will be delivered by the Ven. Thawalama ...

Around three centuries BC, Arahat Mahinda brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka. Just around the same time, when the moon is full (early June), the glorious festivities of Poson Dynamic begin in the country.

The 39th annual Poson illumination ceremony at the historical Situlpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya— a sacred site once home to 12,000 arahants —was illuminated, in view of the Poson Poya, with the patronage ...